Boys' name · since 1977
Rahshon
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Rahshon, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,834 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rahshon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 18 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahshon has been recorded 18 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2002.
- #29,834 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahshon ranks #29,834 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #29,834 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rahshon's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rahshon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rahshon's full recorded timeline at 1980, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rahshon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2002
- Peak year (1977)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Rahshon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (7 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Rahshon's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Rahshon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Rahshon's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rahshon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rahshon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.